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STEM LAB

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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STEM LAB

Marble Mazes
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Challenge:

Design and build a working marble maze
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The maze will follow certain

rules and constraints and a theme
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expected outcome

  • The maze will have multiple pathways that fill the given space.
  • A marble will travel over the pathways and encounter dead ends and obstructions
  • The maze wall will contain the marble and the maze will be solvable.
  • The maze can be themed and decorated

Constraints

  • a box, cardboard, card stock, paper, index cards, tape, craft items and scissors
  • Maze must have two deadends, obstructions, and some creative turns or objects in the paths
  • Theme: amusement park, rainforest, haunted house, natural disaster, volcano, school, fairgrounds, zoo, pyramids, etc.
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You can...

  • have a theme team
  • and a maze building team
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Caution

  • This is going to take much planning, time, patience and team work.
  • Work carefully with people who will work and be supportive over the course of this "a-MAZING" STEM challenge
  • Gotcha Griffin!
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questions

then I have paperwork
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